countenancing

present participle of countenance
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Verb
  • Countries accepting the phones included China and the United Arab Emirates, according to federal court filings in the Eastern District of Texas.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Flights have been diverted to alternative destinations wherever possible, with airports at Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Germany’s Frankfurt, Ireland’s Shannon and Gatwick Airport, the UK’s second largest airport, already accepting several.
    Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Thank you for tolerating a strange British idiot.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Instead of being about a bunch of observers helplessly tolerating their peculiar friend, the sketch became an absurd illustration of the way groupthink manifests.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • For the past four months, The Pitt has shown why medical television shows have an enduring appeal.
    Annabel Gutterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The mariachi singer — who died in 2021 — remains one of Mexico’s most celebrated musical figures, and his induction into the Registry further solidifies his enduring legacy.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The falling birth rate is a concern in terms of sustaining economic development and the provision of support for large numbers of elderly people in the future.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • While many artists can easily build a brand and fandom on social media, and then release music across streaming platforms without a major record label deal, managing and sustaining an entire career takes more know-how.
    Andrea Zarczynski, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Countenancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countenancing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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